one of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it a complet

Question

sentence. which is the complex senrence?
A. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
B. Jenny was the largest elephant on the circus.
C. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
D. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.

Answer 1

A - 'After the rain ended...' is the dependent clause (because it is not a complete sentence) and '...the sky became blue' is the independent clause (because it can function on its own as a complete sentence)

Answer 2

(A) is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause (the sky became blue) and a dependent clause (After the rain ended).

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